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cigarette beetle
noun
- a small cylindrical beetle, Lasioderma serricorne, that is a pest, especially of dried tobacco.
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of cigarette beetle1
First recorded in 1890–95
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Even cured tobacco has its pest, a minute insect known as the cigarette beetle, now widespread in America and "frequently the cause of very heavy losses."
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